§ 31. Mr. Baldryasked the Paymaster General what progress is being made in establishing the job training scheme.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe new job training scheme is already operating in the pilot areas. We are well advanced with our plans to make the scheme available in all areas of the country from early April. The pilots have shown that the training offered is clearly attractive to long term unemployed people and there has been no shortage of training organisations coming forward to operate the scheme.